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We’re very thankful for the support of the California State Independent Living Council (SILC)! The SILC is an 18-member council, appointed by the Governor, to represent persons with disabilities throughout … Continue Reading Media Partner #58: California State Independent Living Council
Thank you to Autism Parenting Magazine for their support of the Disability Visibility Project! From the magazine’s website: Autism Parenting Magazine was established in 2012. Our goal is to act as … Continue Reading Media Partner #56: Autism Parenting Magazine
Thank you to Deborah Davis and Push Living, great advocates for accessible travel. From Push Living’s website: Deborah Davis has achieved a successful career in sales and marketing, training, educating, … Continue Reading Media Partner #55: Deborah Davis and Push Living
Message by John G. Paré Jr., Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy, National Federation of the Blind on their Facebook page on August 29, 2014: Yesterday ADAPT, APSE, LPA, NCIL, NFB, and … Continue Reading Disability History: Protesting Sub-Minimum Wages for People with Disabilities
The death of a disabled adult or child is a global problem. Too often, the media and ‘well-meaning’ allies express support and sympathy for the perpetrators rather than the actual … Continue Reading “Disability & Murder: Victim Blaming at Its Worst” by Stella Young
This quote from Stacey Milbern really speaks to the invisible forces that surround women of color and disabled women of color in particular. We know that women of color have … Continue Reading People We Love: Stacey Milbern, Berkeley, CA
This blog post by Kaley Roosen was published on December 10, 2013 by the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC), a Canadian non-profit providing resources on eating disorders & weight … Continue Reading Guest blog post: ‘Whose Body Is It Anyways?’ by Kaley Roosen
On September 15, 2014, Alice Wong, Project Coordinator of the Disability Visibility Project received a question about the accessibility of interviews posted on the website via twitter. A conversation began … Continue Reading FAQ: Access to full text and audio of interviews
Earlier we posted something about life and work of Laura Hershey: http://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2014/09/01/people-we-love-laura-hershey-1962-2010/ In a letter published to herself, writer/comedian/activist Stella Young gives her younger self advice and references this poem … Continue Reading People We Love: Stella Young, Melbourne, Australia
We are thankful to have the support of Disability Network/Lakeshore! DNL helped us spread the word about our project as StoryCorps’ Mobile Tour stayed in Grand Rapids, MI recently. From … Continue Reading Media Partner #49: Disability Network/Lakeshore, Holland, MI
The Autism Women’s Network recently released a statement in regard to the attempted murder of a young teenager with autism, Issy Stapleton, by her mother. Recently the parent, Kelly Stapleton, … Continue Reading #JusticeForIssy: Statement by Autism Women’s Network
I have one thing to say about Alice Wong’s gift to the US disability community known as the Disability Visibility Project: “Just do it!” My friend and sometimes travel companion … Continue Reading Guest Blog Post: “Just do it!” by Scott Rains
I want to thank Cheryl Gorham of LEAP (Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential) for reaching out to me. I received an email from her telling me about a set of … Continue Reading Disability History: Disability Rights Movement in Cleveland, OH
Scott Rains and Denise DeShetler recorded their story at StoryCorps San Francisco on August 9, 2014. Below are a few excerpts from their conversation. Thank you for sharing your story, … Continue Reading Disability Visibility Project: Scott Rains & Denise DeShetler
This is a great quote from Anita Cameron: “Civil rights are not given. You must fight to get them, then, fight to keep them.” Anita Cameron is an activist and … Continue Reading People We Love: Anita Cameron
The following piece was originally posted on Disability Network Lakeshore’s blog on July 29, 2014. Life with a Service Dog Kaitlyn Weimer “Oh my God, your dog is just the … Continue Reading Guest blog post: Life with a Service Dog by Kaitlyn Weimer